Chapter Summaries

Yunxi and the others forced the Heavenly Dipper Evil-Slaying Formation into the seabed while Ziyan burned the rising seawater, and Menglan Jun located Liao Ziqian. Yunxi went to confront him as Di Fei and Zhuang Yushu followed, but something beneath the sea caught them by surprise.

• Linyuan explained why he had waited to expose the suspected Evil Immortals, while Mo Ya and Mei Huan urged investigating them before the group rushed to the disturbed seal of the Sea of Buried Gods.
• Yunxi released Ziyan to burn the seawater, then had Menglan Jun use the smoke to search for Liao Ziqian without alerting the Evil God inside him.
• Yunxi and the six Immortal Lords embedded the Heavenly Dipper Evil-Slaying Formation in the seabed, and Bai Qiao and Bai Xiao rescued the exhausted Immortal Practitioners and froze much of the sea.
• Menglan Jun found Liao Ziqian, so Yunxi flew toward him on Qian Xun while the others guarded Heavenly Palace.
• Di Fei and Zhuang Yushu followed Yunxi by Flying Boat, but Zhuang Yushu spotted something beneath the sea and a rope coiled around Di Fei.

Di Fei wounded Zhuang Yushu after he tried to ambush her, but he accused her of being the Evil God's spy before vanishing into the Sea of Buried Gods. Yunxi believed Di Fei and concluded Zhuang Yushu had likely gone to destroy the formation holding the Evil God's body in place.

• Di Fei evaded Zhuang Yushu's Binding Immortal Rope, struck him with her Soul Burning Blade, and watched him fall into the sea while accusing her of being the Evil God's spy.
• Yunxi searched the Sea of Buried Gods for Zhuang Yushu but found no trace of him, then returned with Di Fei to the Heavenly Palace.
• Di Fei told the others that Zhuang Yushu had ambushed her, while Cangqiong and Black Tortoise questioned her account.
• Yunxi explained that Zhuang Yushu had likely framed Di Fei to reduce the number of people controlling the warship and exhaust the others.
• Yunxi reasoned that Zhuang Yushu's disappearance meant he had gone to destroy the Heavenly Dipper Evil-Slaying Formation, and the others agreed they needed to capture him.

Yunxi revealed that the Evil God’s body had fused with Liao Ziqian, making it impossible to safely extract the Evil God’s soul. She proposed using ascension lightning to destroy the soul and free Liao Ziqian, while the group worked to preserve his soul until then.

• Yunxi explained that the Evil God had taken over the body in the Cloud Sea and fused part of it with Liao Ziqian’s body.
• Yunxi said she had trapped the Evil God’s soul in a Dream Realm and proposed keeping Liao Ziqian alive until the Immortal Domain ascended, when divine lightning could destroy the Evil God’s soul.
• Yunxi awakened Liao Ziqian, who told Xun Kun and the others that the Evil God’s soul was inside him and asked them to seal and destroy his body if his own soul was devoured.
• Yunxi explained that extracting the Evil God’s soul would not save Liao Ziqian because the fused body would still threaten him.
• Xun Kun offered his Merit to protect Liao Ziqian’s soul, and Yunxi agreed to add her own; Liao Ziqian vowed to hold on until they could act.

Yunxi and the Immortal Lords strengthened Liao Ziqian’s defenses against the Evil God and rebuilt the Heavenly Dipper Evil-Slaying Formation. As they drove it into the Sea of Buried Gods, Zhuang Yushu intervened and was killed, leaving a vacuum vortex that exposed the Evil God’s seal.

• Yunxi and Xun Kun infused Liao Ziqian’s divine soul with Power of Merit, and Menglan Jun deepened the Evil God’s sleep before they returned to the warship.
• Yunxi distributed new formation disks, and the Immortal Practitioners restored the Heavenly Dipper Evil-Slaying Formation over the Sea of Buried Gods.
• The Evil God persuaded Zhuang Yushu to destroy the formation in exchange for taking Ranxi’s fortune and gaining a breakthrough.
• Yunxi and the other Immortal Lords coordinated the warship’s beam cannons with the formation to force it into the deep sea despite the violent resistance.
• Zhuang Yushu rose from the seabed to block the formation, but Di Fei empowered the Immortal Lords, whose beam cannons killed him and left a vortex exposing the Evil God’s seal.

Yunxi and the Immortal Practitioners tried to embed the Evil-Slaying Formation into the Evil God's seal while fighting off his attacks. After the formation collapsed, Yunxi drew a Sealing Divine Script and prepared to help reseal the Evil God's body.

• Yuling, Haoran, and seven others struggled to embed the core formation disk into the seal as the Evil God resisted and attacked the outer formation.
• Luo Yizhi warned everyone about a sneak attack, while Yunxi gave Di Fei Soul Marrow and left the warship to hold off further attacks.
• Bai Qiao and Bai Xiao chased Liao Ziqian away, then helped protect the nine practitioners embedding the core disk as the Evil God's Evil Qi shattered the formation.
• Yunxi left the warship and drew a Sealing Divine Script while Black Tortoise, Cangqiong, and Yan Guichi rescued practitioners from the sea.
• Yunxi completed the script, added her blood essence, and asked the three Immortal Lords to help seal the Evil God's body; they lent her their Immortal Yuan Force as she shouted, "Seal!"

Yunxi and her allies resealed the Evil God's body in the Sea of Buried Gods, and the Five Immortal Emperors sealed the sea with the Heavenly Dipper Evil-Slaying Formation. Back in Central Immortal City, Liao Ziqian continued fighting the Evil God's divine soul while the Immortal Emperors questioned Yunxi and her companions.

• Yunxi drew on the Immortal Spirit Grass's power and forced the Sealing Divine Script onto the Evil God's body, sending it back to the bottom of the sea.
• The Five Immortal Emperors installed the Heavenly Dipper Evil-Slaying Formation across the Sea of Buried Gods and brought the survivors back to Central Immortal City.
• Liao Ziqian fought the Evil God's divine soul in his sea of consciousness, determined to reclaim control and preserve his chance to destroy it later.
• Linyuan ordered Shangchuan, Yi Tu, and You Jun to arrange care for the returning Immortal Practitioners and investigate what had happened in the sea.
• Ghost Emperor Mei Huan noticed Di Fei's declining cultivation, replenished his Soul Power, and asked what had happened to him.

Di Fei recounted how she and the others survived the Evil God's attack, and the Immortal Emperors rewarded the survivors after hearing Yunxi's account of Liao Ziqian. After recovering from the battle, Yunxi learned she needed to stay in seclusion to heal her fragile divine soul, but Linyuan Immortal Emperor promised her a chance to seek a soul-protecting treasure in ten years.

• Di Fei described the group's battle in the Sea of Buried Gods, including Zhuang Yushu's betrayal and her sacrifice to kill him, and Meihuan Ghost Emperor praised and promised to reward her.
• Yunxi explained how she found Liao Ziqian and sealed him in the Sea of Buried Gods, prompting the Immortal Emperors to discuss the Evil God's body and their failure to detect the insider.
• The five survivors received storage equipment from the Immortal Emperors, and Di Fei exchanged Communication Jade Slip aura imprints with Yunxi before they parted.
• Yunxi returned to the courtyard and slept while recovering from overtaxing her divine sense; she and the others spent seven days recuperating.
• Linyuan Immortal Emperor told Yunxi to remain in Central Immortal City and enter seclusion to nurture her fragile divine soul, then promised her a slot in the Langhuan Secret Realm in ten years to seek a soul-protecting treasure.

Yunxi defended her decision to give Liao Ziqian a chance to oppose the Evil God and accepted the danger that came with it. As she recovered in Central Immortal City, her allies began preparing to leave, and she arranged for the Haoran Sect to protect her mother.

• Yunxi told Immortal King Shangchuan and Little Book that she trusted Liao Ziqian to resist the Evil God and that the Five Realms must be ready to fight if he failed.
• Little Book admitted Yunxi’s actions differed from the answer he had received, while Shangchuan suggested that answer might be wrong.
• Yunxi received farewell and inquiry messages from her allies, then sent replies to reassure them.
• Master Yuling and Old Ancestor Haoran visited Yunxi, said they would return to the Haoran Sect to cultivate and guard it, and accepted her resources and request to watch over her mother.
• Xun Kun came alone to visit Yunxi after Master Yuling and Old Ancestor Haoran left.

Xun Kun, Yunchen, and the Luo Family elders said their farewells to Yunxi as the survivors of the Grand Competition departed and news of the Sea of Buried Gods spread. Yunxi and Third Elder Luo worked to finish refining the Trial Tower, and as she began its final shaping, Thunder Tribulation gathered overhead.

• Xun Kun told Yunxi that the God-Demon Sect would not give up on Liao Ziqian, though he feared Liao Ziqian might not endure until the end.
• Yun Chen said goodbye to Yunxi and left to meet Han Lian at an ancient cultivator's residence in the Jinxiu Mountains.
• Third Elder Luo thanked Yunxi for saving the Luo Family disciples, then agreed to stay and refine the Trial Tower with her.
• Wanqi Wei left for Wanhao Immortal City after realizing Yunxi would not send him a Message Talisman.
• Over the next month, the competition survivors departed, while Yunxi, Di Fei, Yan Guichi, Black Tortoise, and Cangqiong became famous for saving most of the Elite Disciples.
• Yunxi began the Trial Tower's final shaping as Third Elder Luo prepared to claim it and Thunder Tribulation gathered above the Artifact Refining Room.

Yunxi learned that Xiao Mo had abandoned the Inheritance Dungeon after she took its defensive warship, Heavenly Palace, and brought the remaining treasures to her. After cultivating beneath the Enlightenment Tree for eight years, Yunxi emerged from seclusion and was met by Menglan Jun.

• The Myriad Phenomena Nine Heavens Pagoda withstood its tribulation and became a high-grade immortal treasure, and Luo San thanked Yunxi before leaving to heal.
• Xiao Mo explained that Heavenly Palace had protected the Inheritance Dungeon and that the dungeon would close until Xiao Mo returned, then gave Yunxi the Enlightenment Tree.
• Yunxi planted the Enlightenment Tree and buried two immortal veins beneath it and the Immortal Spirit Grass, allowing the grass to recover its lost leaf.
• Yunxi settled a squabble between Dian Dian and Xiao Mo over their cicada wings, then cultivated beneath the Enlightenment Tree for eight years.
• Yunxi emerged from seclusion, and Menglan Jun appeared before her after spending his time in Central Immortal City and at the Inquiry Pavilion.

Chanjia insisted on maintaining her friendship with Ranxi, while Little Book warned her that Ranxi attracted danger; meanwhile, Ranxi prepared to leave Central Immortal City for the Ghost Domain with Menglan Jun. After Chanjia shared her gathered information, Ranxi revealed that she and four other Immortal Lords had killed Zhuang Yushu, and Menglan Jun suspected he had betrayed the Immortal Domain.

• Chanjia told Little Book she would leave their partnership if he forced her to cut ties with Ranxi, and Little Book explained that he feared Ranxi's troubles would endanger her.
• Ranxi told Menglan Jun she planned to travel to the Ghost Domain to gather Soul Stones, and he decided to join her.
• Immortal King Shangchuan gave Ranxi a token for the Langhuan Secret Realm and asked her to take Little Book and Chanjia along to the Ghost Domain.
• Chanjia visited Ranxi and gave her three jade slips containing information gathered since the Grand Competition of the Five Regions.
• Ranxi corrected Chanjia's account of Zhuang Yushu's death, saying five Immortal Lords had killed him, and Menglan Jun suggested Zhuang Yushu had betrayed the Immortal Domain.

Yunxi, Menglan Jun, Chanjia, and Little Book left Central Immortal City together and traveled by Immortal Boat. Their journey was interrupted when they came upon a group of nine immortals besieging a female immortal, who called for their help.

• Yunxi and Menglan Jun explained why the truth about Zhuang Yushu's death had been concealed, then invited Chanjia and Little Book to travel with them.
• Little Book reluctantly agreed to join Yunxi's group, and the four departed Central Immortal City the next day.
• After traveling for three days and finding no one following them, Yunxi sent a message to Di Fei while Menglan Jun played chess with Chanjia and Yunxi questioned Little Book over tea.
• Half a month into the journey, Little Book withdrew to its cabin to cultivate and avoid Yunxi's questions.
• Chanjia spotted nine people besieging a female immortal, who asked the travelers to help capture them; their leader claimed they were collecting her debt, while she accused them of coveting her pills.

Yunxi uncovered a plot involving Cen Yin, the Hidden Scroll Pavilion, and the Insectoid Race, then captured the surviving conspirators for interrogation. Immortal King Shangchuan arrived as Yunxi worried about the threat ahead and hoped events would lead to a different outcome.

• Yunxi recognized Cen Yin and discussed the Hidden Scroll Pavilion with Menglan Jun, who swept Cen Yin and her attackers out of the Immortal Boat’s path.
• Cen Yin accused the Hidden Scroll Pavilion group of giving themselves away, then released Black Beetles that burrowed into the nine men’s minds.
• Yunxi trapped everyone in her domain, and Cen Yin’s beetles were stopped before they could kill the group.
• Cen Yin tried to escape by self-destructing, but Yunxi and Taixu froze and burned her while the nine men attacked her.
• Yunxi sealed the nine survivors and took them aboard the Immortal Boat, then asked Little Book to notify Immortal King Shangchuan.
• Little Book warned that the Evil Immortals had joined forces with the Insectoid Race, and Immortal King Shangchuan appeared on the Immortal Boat.

After Cen Yin’s failed attempt to infect Yunxi and her companions with Black Beetle larvae, Immortal King Shangchuan took the captives to help test a detection artifact. Yunxi warned those she cared about, resolved to retaliate against Jiushao, and entered the Ghost Domain with Menglan Jun while Little Book and Chanjia went their own way.

• Little Book told Immortal King Shangchuan that Cen Yin had colluded with the Hidden Scroll Pavilion and tried to infect the group, while Yunxi explained that Cen Yin’s soul had fused with an Insectoid Race larva.
• Immortal King Shangchuan took Cen Yin and the other captives, explaining that Cen Yin could help test an artifact being refined to detect the Insectoid Race.
• Yunxi contacted Master Yuling and Old Ancestor Haoran, worried that the Evil Immortals were targeting people close to her, and vowed to repay Jiushao.
• After a month of travel, Yunxi reached the Ghost Domain’s border, where Little Book and Chanjia parted from her and Menglan Jun.
• Yunxi and Menglan Jun crossed into Myriad Ghosts’ Grievances.

Yunxi entered Myriad Ghosts' Grievances to investigate whether the Evil Immortals had left a hidden threat behind, then accepted an invitation to rest at a cottage run by Lady Meng. Lady Meng revealed that her soup could help Yunxi recall her past life, leaving Yunxi with a new possibility to consider.

• Yunxi entered Myriad Ghosts' Grievances protected by Ziyan, and the resentful spirits and beast souls that tried to attack her were destroyed or driven off.
• Yunxi crossed a black forest and found a thatched cottage, where a plain-clothed woman invited her inside for soup.
• Yunxi entered the cottage and saw five tables of ghost guests before taking the only empty seat.
• The woman told Yunxi that her soup was not ready yet, and the guests finished their bowls, paid with black crystal stones, and left.
• The woman identified herself as Lady Meng, or Meng Po, and explained that the cottage was her Clone serving souls who wished to reincarnate.
• Lady Meng told Yunxi that her soup could help her recall her past life, not merely wash away memories.

Yunxi refused to awaken Xihe’s past-life memories, then entered Underworld City to meet Di Fei and prepare for the journey to the Langhuan Secret Realm. Their stay at the City Lord’s Mansion ended with an unwelcome visit from Heize Pei, whom Yunxi targeted with her Soul-Collecting Mirror.

• Yunxi left Lady Meng’s bowl untouched and continued onward, later gathering Soul Spirit Flowers in a valley before entering the Ghost Domain.
• Yunxi reached Underworld City, where Di Fei met her and learned she had destroyed Black Beetle larvae implanted by an Immortal Practitioner.
• Di Fei brought Yunxi to the City Lord’s Mansion, where You Ming welcomed them and presented Youming Stones.
• Di Fei gave Yunxi jade slips containing a Ghost Domain map and information about the Langhuan Secret Realm.
• Heize Pei entered the courtyard and traded insults with Di Fei while sizing up Yunxi.
• Yunxi sent her Soul-Collecting Mirror above Heize Pei’s head.

Yunxi exposed a Black Beetle controlling Heize Pei and forced it from his body in front of Heize Ting and You Ming. She sent the beetle to Ghost Emperor Mei Huan and accused Heize Pei of spreading its larvae among ghost cultivators, leaving Heize Ting facing the consequences as Heize Pei begged for help.

• Yunxi trapped Heize Pei with the Soul-Collecting Mirror and purple Exotic Flame while Difei told her not to kill him.
• Heize Ting arrived with companions, and Difei blamed Heize Pei for provoking Yunxi and disrespecting her.
• Yunxi showed Heize Ting and You Ming a Black Beetle escaping Heize Pei's fading divine soul as his cultivation fell to the Earth Ghost Realm.
• Yunxi pulled the Black Beetle from Heize Pei, sealed it in a porcelain bottle, and gave it to Difei for Ghost Emperor Mei Huan.
• Yunxi froze Heize Pei's attendants and warned Heize Ting that Heize Pei may have spread Black Beetle larvae through his promiscuity.
• Heize Pei regained consciousness but could not stand and cried out for Heize Ting to save him.

Yunxi exposed Heize Pei’s connection to the Insectoid Race, blinded him, and sent him away under the Ghost Emperor’s orders. Di Fei revealed her history with the Heize Family, while Yunxi warned her not to spread the family’s suspected infiltration herself.

• Yunxi ordered Heize Ting to take Heize Pei’s attendants for interrogation and burned out Heize Pei’s eyes with purple sparks.
• Di Fei delivered the Ghost Emperor’s command for Heize Ting to take Heize Pei to the Meihuan Imperial Capital without contacting the Heize Family.
• Heize Ting and his companions departed Underworld City with the unconscious Heize Pei.
• Di Fei told Yunxi how the Heize Family had humiliated and slandered her after Heize Ting promised to become her cultivation partner.
• Yunxi explained why she had acted against Heize Pei and told Di Fei not to reveal the Heize Family’s suspected connection to the Insectoid Race.

Yunxi explained to Di Fei that she planned to disrupt the Evil Immortals’ schemes and delay the Evil God’s resurrection, and Di Fei pledged to help her gather intelligence. After Ghost Emperor Mei Huan confirmed Heize Pei’s crimes, news spread through the Ghost Domain and the Heize Family came under attack; Yunxi and Di Fei reached Youlian City.

• Yunxi told Di Fei about her clashes with the Evil Immortals and her plan to disrupt their arrangements in the Ghost Domain.
• Di Fei agreed to use her standing among Rogue Cultivators to gather intelligence and support Yunxi.
• Ghost Emperor Mei Huan told Heize Zhi to search Heize Pei’s soul, and he confirmed that Heize Pei had betrayed the Heize Family’s bottom line.
• You Ming spread the news of Heize Pei’s possession, prompting ghost cultivators and rival families to target Heize Family disciples.
• Yunxi and Di Fei left Underworld City and entered Youlian City.

Yunxi and Di Fei stayed in Youlian City to seek the Dark Night Youlian and shopped for Soul Artifacts, where two Luo Family disciples found them. The disciples gave Yunxi a message jade slip about Luo Yiqing, leaving Yunxi to hear their warning about his presence in the Ghost Domain.

• City Lord You Lian confirmed Di Fei’s guarded response about the Heize Family and invited her and Yunxi to stay for the Dark Night Youlian’s bloom.
• Yunxi and Di Fei explored Youlian City, then bought Soul Artifacts at Yanlong Sha, where the proprietress gifted Yunxi a Soul-Binding Thread.
• Luo Muqing and Luo Yushuang recognized Ranxi and waited to deliver the Luo Family’s message jade slip to her.
• Luo Muqing told Luo Yushuang that they had tracked Luo Yiqing to Youlian City and hoped to capture him when the Dark Night Youlian bloomed.
• Luo Muqing and Luo Yushuang stopped Yunxi and Di Fei outside Yanlong Sha and handed Yunxi the message jade slip; Di Fei suggested they discuss it over tea.